Edging-strip for paper boxes.



11. B. SMITH. EDGING STRIP FOB. PAPER BOXES. APPLICATION FILED'JANJM, 1913.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914,

THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON, D. c

' EneINe-srmr For; PAPER, Boxes. 1 l 7 1,114 054. r Specification. of Letters Patent. Patented Oct, 20, 1914.

Application filed January 24,1913. Serial Nb. 743,959. r i

To all whom it may concern: supporting bed for supporting a supply of e it known that I, HAnRY BRIDGMAN edging str1ps;a pair of alternately moving SMITH, a citizen of the United States, reclamplngmembers for alternately engaging slding at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings the upper surface of the pack along its op r and State of New York, have invented new posite longitudinal edges; avertically movand useful Improvements in EdgmgStrips able gum-applying and strip-lifting stencil for Paper, Boxes, of which the following is having a yielding face that operates to apply a stripe of glue along one edge of the uppere present invention relates to certain most strip of the pack and then lift said edge 5 new and useful improvements in embossed to bring it into proper position for attachand lace-paper edgingstrips orflies com ment to the inner wall of a box, and monly employed in the manufacture of cardpresser-block to press the pasted edge of the oard boxes, such strips being usually atstrip against andafiix the same to said box tached along one edge to opposite inner W&ll. y a v y V walls of the box at the upper edges thereof When using a supply of the old style edgbox and its contents more attractive when that the pack is of unequal thickness along the cover is removed. the opposite edges that are to be engaged by hese embossed or lace-paper edgingthe two aforesaid clamping members, such strips as heretofore made have been eminequality in the thickness of the pack being bossed or decorated for a portion onlyof heir width, the remaining portion or at taching edge being left plain or undecorated.

hen an edging strip is embossed for a portion only of its width the embossing operation has a tendencyto distort or stretch the said embossed portion of the strip rela tively to the plain or unembossed portion or attaching edge thereof and this causes the latter named portion to wrinkle, crease or pucker, thus rendering it difficult to smoothly apply the attaching edge ofthe strip to the inner wall of the box either b hand or by the use of machinery. Further 1 more, edging strips of this type or construction, name] those having parallel em of the edging-stripsus materially thicker than the plain or unembossed portion. Obviously the more sheets employed in the make-upof the pack, the greater the inequality in the thickness of the pack at the opposite edges thereof, andthis inequality variesaccordingly as the embossed or lace patterns or designs vary in the different edg ing-strips. Inasmuch therefore as the two clamping members referred to are constructed to engage the opposite edges of the pack old style edging sheets except by employing relatively thin pack of such sheets wherein th inequality in the thickness re ferred to is very small.v This, however, is supply of edging-strips are arranged in the; objectionable and materially reduces the machine in pack form and fed by automatic aily output of the machine owing to the feed mechanism one at a time from the pack fact that the machine must be stopped freto the machine; one of the objects of the quentlyduringa days run in order to supply the new packs of strips. In order to obviatethis objection and to materially inadapted for both hand and machine appli- I crease the daily output of the machine, I 1 providean edging strip that is embossed or One known type of machine now quite decorated along both of its longitudinal extensively employed for applying edgingedges,thus making the strip of substantially strips to boxes is that shown and described equal thickness at both edges, or from edge in the patent to Philip S. Smith, #825,009, to edge if desired, so that when the strips dated July 3, 1906, in which machine there are arrangedin pack form, the pack will be is employed a vertically movable pack of substantially equal thickness at both of l and the clamping members referred to wi male embossing its longitudinal edges, or from edge to edge, as the case may be, hence a pack of considerable thickness may placed in the machinfi than with thinner pack of the old style ness along its opposite longitudinal edgeportions or from edge to edge, as more clearly shown in Fig. 3.

I prefer to emboss the longitudinal attaching portion or edge 3, of the strip in such a way as to provide numerous air ant glue pockets or cells 4-, which serve not only to impart proper thickness to that portion of the strip, but such cells or pockets also rid or assist the suction action of the stencil embodied in the machine to lift the attaching edge of the strip and they also receive from the stencil an ample supply of glue to insure proper attachment of the sheet to the box.

ng strips in cooperatebetter with such a pack a very much strips.

I prefer to emboss the longitudinal or attaching surface or portion of the strip in such a way as to provide numerous air an glue cells or pockets along such portion or edge in order to assist in the lifting action of the stencil and to insure the application to the strip of an adequate quantity of adhesive to properly seal the same to the inner wall of the box.

In order to enable others to clearly understand, make and use my said invention 1 will now proceed to describe the same in del contemplate cutting the edg suitable box-lengths and arranging them in pack form to be sold in this manner as an article ofmanufacture, and as the packs tail reference being made for this purpose will be of substantially equal thickness to the accompanying drawing wherein along both longitudinal edges, a pack of Figure 1 is a plan view showing one method of making two continuous lengths of my improved edging strip at one operation. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view be placed in the on an enlarged scale of one of the edging iug any particular pattern or embossed destrips made according to the invention. sign, as these may vary to suit the taste;

Fi 3 is a sectional view on an enlarge scale of a portion of a pack of blanks made according to the invention. Fig. 4: is a perspective viewof a box showing the edging strips applied thereto.

In manufacturing my improved edging- .strip I prefer to pass a strip or web of paper 1, of sufficient width to make two strips, between apair of intergeared male and fedie-rolls (not shown) said die -rolls bearing any desired pattern or denor do I wish to be understood as limiting myself to any particular character or design of embossing at the attaching portion or edge of the strip, as this may also vary, although I prefer to employ an embossing having a cellular characteristic.

The term embossed as herein employed in connection with the ornamental portion of the sheet, is used in its broader sense and includes either raised, or raised and cut-out figures, such as lace-paper designs and the sign in duplicate an. which is imparted to like. the strip along parallel lines. The strip is What I claim is:

then severed centrally and longitudinally of its length as at 2, Fig. 1, to provide two strips of the same pattern and these are then cut in suitable box-lengths and arranged in pack form as illustrated in Fig. 3, orthe unsevered orduplicate pattern sheets may be cut in box-lengths and arranged in packs and sold in this form, leaving the box manufacturer to sever the packs longitudinally and centrally as they are required for .ise. 1

' As will be seen by referring to Fig. 2, which is an enlarged transverse sectional. view-of one of my improved edging-strips, the embossings are all of'substantially equal depth so that the strip will have substantially the same thickness along its opposite edges, or from edge to edge, as the case may be, depending upon the particular design imparted to the strip. Obviously when a plurality of the strips are superposed one upon another and properly nested so that the corresponding embossings in the several sheets will interengage one another the pack thus made up will be equal in thick- 1. As a new article of manufacture, an ornamental edging strip for boxes, having an attaching edge for attaching said strip to the box, said attaching edge having embossings therein forming pockets to receive the attaching adhesive, said strip having ornamental embossings on the body thereof.

2. As a new article of manufacture, an, ornamental edging strip for boxes, having an attaching edge for attaching said strip to the box, said attaching edge having embossings therein forming pockets to receive the attaching adhesive, said strip having ornamental embossings on the body thereof, said edge embossing being arranged to produce substantially the same longitudinal contraction in said strip at different points on the width thereof to prevent puckering at said attaching edge.

3. As a new article of manufacture, an ornamental edging strip for boxes, having an attaching edge for attaching said strip to the box, said strip having embossings on the inner and outer edges thereof for producing a substantially equal thickening of the strip on said edges whereby a supply In stack of said strlps superposed upon each y hand in presence of WV Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cont: ea Washington,

0 subscribing wit- HARRY BRIDGMAN SMITH.

E. H. BIOKERTON,

a L. A. HAMMERSLEY.

oh, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents: 

